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Informationen zum Autor Simon Dietz is at the London School of Economics, UK. Jonathan Michie is at the University of Oxford, UK Christine Oughton is at SOAS, University of London, UK Klappentext Climate change and environmental policy in general was one of the key issues discussed at the historic G8 summit in Gleneagles in the summer of 2005. This book draws together a team of political economists and environmentalists to assess the big picture and eschews 'number-crunching' cost-benefit analysis to develop a more holistic approach. Zusammenfassung Climate change and environmental policy in general was one of the key issues discussed at the historic G8 summit in Gleneagles in the summer of 2005. This book draws together a team of political economists and environmentalists to assess the big picture and eschews 'number-crunching' cost-benefit analysis to develop a more holistic approach. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Environmental Challenges of the 21st Century and the Need for Interdisciplinary Political Economy Simon Dietz, Jonathan Michie and Christine Oughton Part 1: Foundations 2. Climate Change: Lessons for Our Future from the Distant Past David F. Hendry 3. Managerial, Institutional and Evolutionary Approaches to Environmental Economics: Theoretical and Policy Implications Jonathan Michie and Christine Oughton 4. Behavioural Economics: Seven Key Principles for Environmental Policy Emma Dawnay and Hetan Shah 5. The Whole Systems Approach in Ecological Economics Terry Barker Part 2: Innovation 6. Systems of Innovation: National, Regional and Technological Innovation Systems Timothy Foxon 7. Policy Support for Environmental Innovation Timothy Foxon 8. A Paradigm Shift in Economics: Endogenous Technological Change in Economic Models of Climate Change Policy Jonathan Köhler 9. Modeling Biased Technical Change: Implications for Climate Policy Carlo Carraro, Enrica de Cian and Lea Nicita Part 3: Sustainability 10. Confronting Consumption: Challenges for Economics and for Policy Tim Jackson 11. Social and Psychological Drivers of Energy Consumption Behaviour and Energy Transitions Lorraine Whitmarsh 12. Management of North Sea Fisheries Prashant Vaze ...